Notes from the research desk.
Plain-language research on deals, capital and the markets underneath them, from the Platinum Partnership's editorial team. Written for operators. Never advice.
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Nuclear’s Real Comeback: What’s Actually Investable
Setting aside the headline narrative, what does an operator's-eye view of nuclear capital actually look like today?Bitcoin Mining as a Grid Asset
Beyond hashrate: why the most sophisticated mining operations are increasingly indistinguishable from demand-response businesses.LNG Export Capacity: The Multi-Year Buildout
New Gulf Coast terminals are reshaping global gas flows — and the structural implications run years ahead of the construction timelines.Transmission Build-Out: The Decade’s Boring Story
Generation gets the headlines. Transmission gets the electrons where they need to go.The PJM Capacity Market in 2026
The 2026/2027 auction cleared at prices that rewrote assumptions. Here is what the structure is telling operators.ERCOT and the Texas Reliability Story
The lone-star grid runs its own rules — and that changes the math for every siting decision.Geothermal: The Late-Stage Energy Surprise
Ignored for decades, geothermal is now drawing serious capital — and the structural reasons are more durable than the hype cycle.Battery Storage Economics, Updated
Duration arbitrage is compressing — here is what the financing market is pricing in.Hydrogen, Without the Marketing Layer
The industrial applications are real. The green premium is not yet.Pipeline Capacity Constraints in the Northeast
Bottlenecked infrastructure is repricing power across six states, and the math is no longer subtle.Coal’s Long Tail: The Generation That Won’t Retire
Retirement schedules are slipping. The grid arithmetic is forcing hands policymakers would rather not show.
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